double digits
plural noun
variants
or double-digits
chiefly US
: a number or percentage from 10 to 99 especially when considered significant
There is good news for South Carolina motorists hitting the road for Christmas as gas prices have dropped by double digits in the last week.—
Sophie Brams
Sophie BramsA Dayton-area catering company has been growing its services and is hiring new staff in the double-digits.—Hannah Poturalski
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The Dodgers’ offense scored in double digits for the first time in a week and a half.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Tencent and Alibaba , the two largest stocks by market capitalization in the Hang Seng Tech Index, have tumbled by double digits so far this year.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 May 2026
On Thursday, April 30, prices in South Florida are up by double digits from the start of the week, and have soared past $4 a gallon again.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Then, of course, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has made many headlines forecasting that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years and push unemployment into double digits.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Tencent and Alibaba , the two largest stocks by market capitalization in the Hang Seng Tech Index, have tumbled by double digits so far this year.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 May 2026
On Thursday, April 30, prices in South Florida are up by double digits from the start of the week, and have soared past $4 a gallon again.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Then, of course, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has made many headlines forecasting that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years and push unemployment into double digits.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Double digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20digits. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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